Home / Music / Górecki's Symphony No. 3 is the rare contemporary classical work to sell a million copiesMusic linernotes album music henryk-góreckiGórecki's Symphony No. 3 is the rare contemporary classical work to sell a million copiesThe 1992 Nonesuch recording of the ‘Symphony of Sorrowful Songs’ sold over a million copies — an almost unheard-of figure for a contemporary classical work. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesGórecki's later works trade minimalism for slow, spiritual emotionGlorious came out right after Górecki's Symphony No. 3 broke throughDavid Frost produced Glorious for Nonesuch.Radiohead thought the OK Computer mansion was hauntedBrian Eno said no to producing Souvlaki but contributed anywayExploreDrug charges and a producer's exit shaped the Stones' Satanic Majesties sessionsGated reverb got its start on XTC's Drums and WiresBurial's Untrue builds its atmosphere from pitch-shifted vocals and London field recordingsMicrobeats, music boxes, and harps gave Vespertine its crystalline soundThe Who Sell Out's cover sold deodorant and baked beansPrevious Grace Jones's Nightclubbing arrived in 1981 on Island RecordsNext Górecki's later works trade minimalism for slow, spiritual emotion